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CEOS WGISS Preliminary Workshop on
Data Access and Integration:
Global and Regional SDI and Client Perspectives
8-9 May 2000, Canberra
ESCAP Regional Space
Applications Programme
by WU Guoxiang
Space Technology Applications Section
United Nations ESCAP
<[email protected]>
UNISPACE III recommendations
• Worldwide environmental monitoring strategy for
long-term global observations, building on existing
capabilities
• Actions to
– Increase and facilitate use of remote sensing
data
– Enhance coordination remote sensing systems
to increase access to imagery
– Make remote sesing data more affordable
• Integrated, global system for natural disaster
mitigation, relief and prevention
Second Ministerial Conference on
Space Applications for Sustainable
Development in Asia and the Pacific
Second phase of Regional Space
Applications Programme for
Sustainable Development
(RESAP II)
First Ministerial Conference and
RESAP
• Regional Remote Sensing Project (RRSP), 1983
• Integrated applications of GIS and remote sensing
for sustainable natural resurces and environment
management, 1990
• Ministerial Conference on Space Applications for
Development, 1994
1st phase of Regional Space Applications
Programme for Sustainable Development (RESAP)
RESAP : Three-tier Mechanism
• Intergovernmental Consultative Committee
• Regional Working Groups
– Remote sensing, GIS and satellite-based
positioning
– Satellite communication applications
– Meteorological satellite applications and natural
hazards monitoring
– Space science and technology applications
• Regional Information Service and the Education
and Training Network
RESAP : Activities since 1994
National capacity building oriented
– 20 seminars/workshops: 1000+ from 48
countries
– 80 mid-term fellowships
– 45 long-term fellowships
– 50+ publications
– 9 pilot projects
– 18 task forces
– 3 policy studies
Pilot scale feasibility study on an
Earth space information network
• Long-term objective: Operational Earth space
information network
• Immediate objective: Pilot-scale Earth space
information network over Internet
• To meet requirement:
– better access to metadata and browser files
– more equitable distribution of data
– ready access to data for sustainable
development and natural hazards
Second Ministerial Conference on
Space Applications
• Taking into account recommendations of
UNISPACE III
• Delhi Declaration launched the second phase of
Regional Space Applications Programme for
Sustainable Development
• Strategy and Action Plan as overall guidance for
implementation of RESAP II
Objective of RESAP II
• Focus on optimizing human and financial
resources
• Promote applications of space technology
• Promote integration of space applications with
sustainable development planning
• Enhance regional cooperation
Recommendations of Ministrerial
Conference for RESAP II
• Executed under existing but strengthened network
• Facilitate equitable sharing of benefits of space
technology development and applications
• Least developed countries be involved and provided
with opportunities
• Structured Minimum Common Programme (MCP)
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Core of RESAP II
Minimum number of common denominator projects
Cover possible most countries
Synergize efforts to essential elements
Recommendations for RESAP II
-- Minimum Common Programme
• Environment and natural resource management
• Food security and agriculture systems
• Capacity building
• Human resource development and education
• Poverty alleviation
• Natural disaster reduction
• Health care and hygiene
• Sustainable development planning
Recommendations for RESAP II
-- Minimum Common Programme
Promote operationalization of space applications
- Human resource development
- Involvement of private sector, industry and
academia
- Strengthening of institutional frameworks
- Improvement of national coordination
mechanisms
- Emphasis on awareness of decision makers
Recommendations for RESAP II
-- Minimum Common Programme
• Encourage establishment of regional spatial
information infrastructure for sustainable
development planning
• Space technology for develop spatial
information network at both regional and
national level
Recommendations for RESAP II
Technology cooperation projects:
• Joint regional small satellite programme
• Joint development of common payloads for small
satellites
• Development of inexpensive ground receiving
stations and data processing hardware and
software
Preparation activities on
implementation of RESAP II
• Regional Seminar on Development of Space
Technology Applications for RESAP II
• Ad Hoc Expert Group Meeting on Space
Applications on the Minimum Common Programme
• To identify common denominator projects (CDPs)
under MCP
Proposed common denominator
projects under MCP
• Development and applications of a multi-purpose
environmental and natural resources information
base for food security and sustainable development
in ESCAP region
• Promoting regional cooperation for integrated
coastal zone management
• Enhancing capacities for urban and rural
development planning
• Disaggregated poverty mapping for Asia-Pacific
region
• Capacity-building for disaster management
Proposed common denominator
projects under MCP
• Integrated land and water resources
management
• Crop monitoring and agricultural production
forecasting
• Potential offshore fishery area forecasting and
inland aquaculture Planning
• Groundwater potential mapping and
identification of recharge zones
• Environmental monitoring and analysis for
health care and hygiene
Proposed common denominator
projects under MCP
• Development of multi-media materials for
interactive tele-education
• Telemedicine for rural population
• Technology cooperation for development of
inexpensive ground-receiving and processing
stations for meteorological satellites direct
broadcast data
• Joint cooperative research on precision farming
• Joint cooperative research on cropping system
• Joint research on monsoon
Self-sustaining regional cooperative
and supporting mechanism
• Regional level:
– more national contact points for Regional
Working Groups
• National level:
– greater involvement of academia in R&D,
and commercial applications
– involvement of private sector industry
• Promoting integration of space applications
with development planning
Self-sustaining regional cooperative
and supporting mechanism
• Regional :
– Identifying partners
– Meet both development paradigms and focus of
funding institutions and development agencies
and common requirements of the countries
• National:
– National projects: priority and requirement
– In-kind contributions
Conclusion
• RESAP has established a three-tier regional
cooperation network
• RESAP II will be implemented on the existing
but strengthened network
• Cooperate with all interested funding institutions
and development agencies to establish a selfsustaining mechanism for the implementation of
RESAP II